Wednesday, July 30, 2008

According to Entertainment Weekly, the folks over at HBO remain hell-bent on finding a way to showcase the talents of Kanye West. Long before the writers’ strike began last November, the network began discussing whether to team the rapper with executive producer Larry Charles (Curb Your Enthusiasm) for a yet-to-be-named, single-camera series that would follow the busy life of the Grammy-winning artist and his relationship with family and friends. One key insider says HBO is now looking for a writer — and some creative inspiration — before moving forward with the project: “We need to figure out how to capture Kanye in the right way.” Anything that allows him to gas on about his many talents should do the trick.

Hold up though. What they need writers for if this concept is basically a reality show peering into his personal and professional life as an artist? Looks like this is going to be another case of an unreal reality series.....